How to Use Siemens Multistix

Posted by
Four Square Healthcare
on December 05, 2018

Siemens
Multistix are a popular and effective brand of urinalysis test strips for
use by doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Used detect and
monitor a range of conditions, Siemens Multistix are simple to use and easy to
diagnose from.

Here are a few pointers on how to use Siemens Multistix.

What Siemens Multistix can help diagnose

There are a number of conditions that can be diagnosed by careful examination
of a patient’s urine. These include serious illnesses like diabetes, kidney
disorders and renal failure, and autoimmunity issues, as well as less serious
conditions such as ketosis, kidney stones, urinary tract infections, and
others.

How to perform a urinalysis with Siemens
Multistix

Siemens Multistix are simple to use: collect a fresh sample of the patient’s
urine into a sterile container. Dip a Multistix into the sample and hold for a
few seconds before removing and knocking off any drips. The stick will change
colour depending on the contents of the sample.

Diagnosing with Siemens Multistix

The reference chart that comes with each packet of Multistix will allow for an
accurate and instantaneous assessment of the patient’s condition by comparing
it to the colours on the stick.

Some examples:

The glucose square will change colour to a dark brown in the presence of any
glucose in the urine, which might indicate diabetes.

The specific gravity square will turn a dark green if the patient’s urine has a
low specific gravity, indicating chronic renal failure.

If there are traces of blood in the patient’s urine – suggestive of a number of
complaints, including kidney stones, infection, or even tumours – they will
present as dark-green flecks.

Protein in the urine – which may indicate kidney disease – is shown by the
stick changing to a bottle-green colour.